Chinese symbol for “launch”
开展
kāi zhǎn
Traditional: 開展
to launch; to develop; to unfold; (of an exhibition etc) to open
The closest CC-CEDICT match for launch is 开展 (kāi zhǎn), defined as: to launch; to develop; to unfold; (of an exhibition etc) to open.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “launch”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 起 | qǐ | to rise; to raise |
| 开通 (開通) | kāi tōng | to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service) |
| 推出 | tuī chū | to push out; to release |
| 展开 (展開) | zhǎn kāi | to unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out |
| 发动 (發動) | fā dòng | to start; to launch |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 开展.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开始 (開始) | kāi shǐ | to begin; to start; beginning; start |
| 开发 (開發) | kāi fā | to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop |
| 离开 (離開) | lí kāi | to depart; to leave |
| 公开 (公開) | gōng kāi | open; overt; public; to make public; to release |
| 开放 (開放) | kāi fàng | to bloom; to open |
| 召开 (召開) | zhào kāi | to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke |
| 发展 (發展) | fā zhǎn | development; growth |
| 展开 (展開) | zhǎn kāi | to unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out |
See also: Japanese symbol for “launch”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.